[Library]Build.prop Tools

[GuestK00178]

Build.prop Tools is a library that makes it easier for app developers to edit the build.prop file from their applications. I decided to make this library when I needed to edit build.prop from within an app I'm developing and I couldn't find a library to make this simple. So, after I had worked out how to do it and tested the code in my app, I made it into a library, because I think this will help quite a few developers.

Project on GitHub: https://github.com/Tezlastorme/build-prop-tools/

The download link is there on the project page, along with the source.

The methods are all documented, and there are a couple of wiki pages, an FAQ (it's not a very long FAQ :silly: ) and a tutorial.

Bug reporting
Do not report a crash unless you have read the FAQ, and when you do, post a logcat, preferably errors only.
I CAN NOT HELP YOU WITHOUT A LOGCAT.

I hope this helps people

Credits:
Me
@torpedo mohammadi

 

[GuestK00178]

Working on the next update which will have some more useful methods

 

[GuestK00178]

I haven't tested this new version, but I would appreciate it if people would test this and tell me whether these new methods work

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B90a_sKAHkjVZ0FBMUdOMlVPems/edit?usp=sharing

Changelog:

added getPropArray() and getPropAsHash() methods

 

[hell_lock]

Really useful and simple library for tweaking phones.Will use it later on and report

 

[hell_lock]

I just wrote this in my program and it crashed..

String device = BuildProp.getProp("ro.product.model");

Not even started coding till now.. Logcat shows error in line 15 which contained the above code.. I am using 1.1 beta

 

[GuestK00178]

I just wrote this in my program and it crashed..

String device = BuildProp.getProp("ro.product.model");

Not even started coding till now.. Logcat shows error in line 15 which contained the above code.. I am using 1.1 beta

1. Logcat please.

2. Is the device rooted?

3. If it was rooted, was it granted root access? And did you add the superuser permission to AndroidManifest.xml?

 

[hell_lock]

1. Logcat please.

2. Is the device rooted?

3. If it was rooted, was it granted root access? And did you add the superuser permission to AndroidManifest.xml?

Superuser permission? Never saw anything like that. Can you tell?

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[xpirt]

Superuser permission? Never saw anything like that. Can you tell?

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Request su permissions:

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");

xpirt

 

[hell_lock]

Request su permissions:

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");

xpirt

thats for su access and that is not for androidmanifest.. its for your java class file

 

[xpirt]

thats for su access and that is not for androidmanifest.. its for your java class file

.ACCESS_SUPERUSER?

xpirt

 

[GuestK00178]

.ACCESS_SUPERUSER?

xpirt

Yeah. You don't need to request su in your app btw. The library does that for you.

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[APP][2.3+] SpecCheck - Compare Devices Side By Side

 

[hell_lock]

Yeah. You don't need to request su in your app btw. The library does that for you.

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[APP][2.3+] SpecCheck - Compare Devices Side By Side

Will try it tomorrow and report

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[GuestK00178]

Will try it tomorrow and report

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How'd it go?

 

[torpedo mohammadi]

Hi.
I've got a question :
Is it possible to access Build.prop without accessing root using this library ?
For example ro.build.model or ...
Thank you.

 

[GuestK00178]

Hi.
I've got a question :
Is it possible to access Build.prop without accessing root using this library ?
For example ro.build.model or ...
Thank you.

Currently, no. Before the release, in the prototypes you could, but it was really buggy and would do things like deleting build.prop or making it empty or unable to open. I have no idea why. I made it so it copies the file to sdcard then reads it and that works fine. Maybe I could see about doing that without root. I might experiment more some time but I've been busy with school and other things lately.

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[Valounours]

App Crash when i want getprop :/

 

[GuestK00178]

App Crash when i want getprop :/

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[rampo]

How to obtain Root Access

Superuser permission? Never saw anything like that. Can you tell?

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Using RootTools library (used also from the library) https://code.google.com/p/roottools/
The library require Root Access.


Necessary
Obtain Root Access

if (RootTools.isAccessGiven()) {// your app has been granted root access
}

Advised
Specify the app uses Root permissions, add this to AndroidManifest.xml

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER" />

 

[sev7en]

Thank you for this new project, I am on it.

 

[GuestK00178]

Tomorrow I will start working on this again

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